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Christian Lee believes his little brother, Adrian Lee, is on the fast track to becoming one of the top lightweight MMA fighters on the planet.
In June, the 18-year-old Lee made his promotional debut at ONE 167, squaring off against Italian standout Antonio Mammarella. Less than two minutes into the second round, 'The Phenom' finished his opponent via a rear-naked choke.
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Three months later, he returned to the Circle for a clash with Nico Cornejo at ONE 168: Denver. The result was the same, though this time it only took Lee half a round to get the job done.
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Having had a hand in training his younger brother, two-division king Christian Lee spoke with ONE about watching Adrian Lee turn from a 16-year-old kid to an undefeated mixed martial artist:
"It's been great coaching Adrian. Really for the last two years straight, it's been me and him working one-on-one with each other and he's grown so much in such a short time. It's amazing to see how he's grown from a 16-year-old kid, to two years later, now he's an 18-year-old, 2-0 as a professional and he's on track to being a top lightweight in the world."
Christian Lee puts his lightweight MMA gold on the line at ONE Fight Night 26
After standing in Adrian Lee's cover over the last few months, it's Adrian's turn to be in Christian Lee's corner this Friday night.
Emanating from the legendary Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, 'The Warrior' makes his long-awaited return to the ring to put his ONE lightweight MMA world championship on the line against undefeated Turkish standout Alibeg Rasulov.
It will be Lee's first time competing since a November 2022 clash against Kiamrian Abbasov that saw him score an insane comeback KO to add the ONE welterweight MMA world title to his collection.
Will Lee pick up right where he left off as one of ONE Championship's most dominant finishers, or will Rasulov move his unbeaten streak to 15-0 and claim his first 26 pounds of ONE gold?
Fans in the United States and Canada can watch ONE Fight Night 26 live on Amazon Prime Video on Friday, Dec. 6 in U.S. primetime.
